2013 Vegalta Sendai season
The 2013 Vegalta Sendai season was Vegalta Sendai's fourth consecutive season and sixth season overall in J.League Division 1. As a result of their runner-up finish in the 2012 season, the team competed in the 2013 AFC Champions League. Sendai also competed in the 2013 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. It was manager Makoto Teguramori's last season with the club, having accepted a position as head coach of the Japan U-23 team. In mid-season Vegalta Sendai revealed that the A-League's Graham Arnold would manage the team beginning in 2014 season.[1]
2013 season | |||
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Chairman | Shirahata Yoichi | ||
Manager | Makoto Teguramori | ||
Emperor's Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
J.League Cup | Quarterfinals | ||
Champions League | Group Stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Wilson All: Wilson | ||
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Players
As of March 5, 2013 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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2013 Season Transfers
Competitions
J.League
League table
Season | 2013 |
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Champions | Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2nd J. League title 7th Japanese title |
Relegated | Oita Trinita Júbilo Iwata Shonan Bellmare |
Champions League | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Yokohama F. Marinos Kawasaki Frontale Cerezo Osaka |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 879 (2.87 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yoshito Ōkubo (26 goals) |
Highest attendance | 62,632 F. Marinos vs Albirex |
Lowest attendance | 5,698 Júbilo vs Albirex |
Average attendance | 17,226 |
← 2012 2014 → |
The 2013 J.League Division 1 season was the 48th season of Japanese top-flight football and 21st since the establishment of the J.League. The season began on 2 March and finished on 7 December.[2]
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are the defending champions.
Clubs
Vissel Kobe, Gamba Osaka and Consadole Sapporo were relegated at the end of the 2012 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the table. Consadole Sapporo returned to J2 after only one season in the top flight, while Vissel Kobe was relegated after six seasons in the top flight. Gamba Osaka, instead, was relegated for the first time since the creation of J. League in 1993 and first time since their forerunners, Matsushita Electric Soccer Club, were relegated to the second Division of Japan Soccer League after the 1986–87 season.
The three relegated teams were replaced by 2012 J.League Division 2 champions Ventforet Kofu, runners-up Shonan Bellmare and sixth-placed and play-off winner team Oita Trinita. Kofu made an immediate return to the top division, while Shonan after a two-year absence. In the end, Oita beat JEF United Chiba in the playoff final and returned in J1 after three seasons in the second division. Due to Oita's promotion, it will be the first time to have 2 clubs in the top-flight league competitions from Kyushu since 2006, and Kansai region will have only one club competing in the top flight first time since 1994 season due to Kobe and Gamba's relegations.
Foreign players
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (C) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 63 | Qualification for 2014 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 62 | |
3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 60 | |
4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 59 | |
5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 59 | |
6 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 58 | |
7 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 55 | |
8 | FC Tokyo | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 54 | |
9 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 50 | |
10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 48 | |
11 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 47 | |
12 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 63 | −9 | 46 | |
13 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 45 | |
14 | Omiya Ardija | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 45 | |
15 | Ventforet Kofu | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 37 | |
16 | Shonan Bellmare (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 62 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to 2014 J.League Division 2 |
17 | Júbilo Iwata (R) | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 23 | |
18 | Oita Trinita (R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- The winners of the 2013 Emperor's Cup qualify for the group stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League. As the Emperor's Cup winners were Yokohama F. Marinos, who had already qualified to ACL through the championship, the remaining spot was awarded to the fourth-placed team.
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale | |
2 | ![]() |
Albirex Niigata | |
3 | ![]() |
Cerezo Osaka | |
4 | ![]() |
Sagan Tosu | |
5 | ![]() |
Kashiwa Reysol | |
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Kashima Antlers | ||
7 | ![]() |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
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FC Tokyo | ||
9 | ![]() |
Yokohama F. Marinos | |
10 | ![]() |
Urawa Red Diamonds | |
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Vegalta Sendai | ||
Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source: J. League
Awards
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Club |
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March | ![]() |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
April | ![]() |
Omiya Ardija |
May | ![]() |
Cerezo Osaka |
June | N/A[4] | |
July | ![]() |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
August | ![]() |
Kashima Antlers |
September | ![]() |
FC Tokyo |
October | ![]() |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
November | ![]() |
Kawasaki Frontale |
Best XI
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 630,701 | 54,905 | 23,295 | 37,100 | +1.3% |
2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 467,425 | 62,632 | 12,537 | 27,496 | +19.8% |
3 | Albirex Niigata | 443,906 | 33,378 | 18,919 | 26,112 | +4.4% |
4 | FC Tokyo | 426,246 | 40,371 | 12,905 | 25,073 | +4.7% |
5 | Cerezo Osaka | 319,928 | 36,361 | 9,119 | 18,819 | +11.3% |
6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 282,952 | 21,657 | 12,345 | 16,644 | −6.5% |
7 | Kashima Antlers | 279,115 | 32,305 | 6,681 | 16,419 | +6.7% |
8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 275,556 | 27,911 | 10,045 | 16,209 | −8.5% |
9 | Nagoya Grampus | 274,297 | 30,478 | 9,237 | 16,135 | −5.9% |
10 | Vegalta Sendai | 252,725 | 17,892 | 11,755 | 14,866 | −10.4% |
11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 240,324 | 21,420 | 9,238 | 14,137 | −6.5% |
12 | Ventforet Kofu | 214,441 | 28,906 | 7,754 | 12,614 | +21.2%† |
13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 213,406 | 34,021 | 7,013 | 12,553 | −8.8% |
14 | Sagan Tosu | 184,242 | 22,530 | 6,292 | 11,515 | −4.0% |
15 | Oita Trinita | 202,557 | 23,814 | 7,067 | 11,915 | +22.6%† |
16 | Omiya Ardija | 189,342 | 13,365 | 7,412 | 11,138 | +4.7% |
17 | Júbilo Iwata | 185,207 | 20,049 | 5,698 | 10,895 | −17.0% |
18 | Shonan Bellmare | 168,481 | 13,786 | 6,080 | 9,911 | +44.6%† |
League total | 5,271,047 | 62,632 | 5,698 | 17,226 | −1.9% |
Updated to games played on 7 December 2013
Source: J. League Division 1
Notes:
† Team played previous season in J2.
References
- https://www.sbnation.com/2013/11/20/5128014/graham-arnold-vegalta-sendai
- "J.League season dates (+others)". Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- 「コカ・コーラ Jリーグ 月間MVP」3月・4月の受賞選手決定! Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. J-League. 16 May 2013.
- No Division 1 league match scheduled due to 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
Matches
March 2, 2013 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Ventforet Kofu | Sendai |
14:06 | Wada![]() Watanabe ![]() |
Summary | Sho Sasaki![]() Hugo ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 16,353 Referee: ![]() |
March 9, 2013 2 | Kashima Antlers | 3 – 2 | Vegalta Sendai | Kashima |
14:05 | Davi![]() Osako ![]() |
Summary | Ota![]() Wilson ![]() |
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 19,981 Referee: ![]() |
March 16, 2013 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | Sendai |
14:04 | Matsushita![]() ![]() Hachisuka ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Summary | Kondo![]() Domingues ![]() Tanaguchi ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,232 Referee: ![]() |
March 30, 2013 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka |
13:04 | Kakitani![]() Araiba ![]() |
Summary | (o.g.) Wilson ![]() Kamata ![]() |
Stadium: Osaka Nagai Stadium Attendance: 13,721 Referee: ![]() |
April 6, 2013 5 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 1 | Albirex Niigata | Sendai |
14:04 | Tomita![]() |
Summary | Naruoka![]() Tanaka ![]() Homma |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 12,883 Referee: ![]() |
April 13, 2013 6 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | FC Tokyo | Sendai |
14:04 | Sugai![]() Kakuda ![]() Wilson ![]() Kamata ![]() |
Summary | Lee![]() Kaga ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,655 Referee: ![]() |
April 20, 2013 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 – 2 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki |
13:03 | Ōkubo![]() Renato ![]() Saneto ![]() |
Summary | Ryang![]() Ishikawa ![]() |
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 14,739 Referee: ![]() |
April 28, 2013 8 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Sagan Tosu | Sendai |
16:04 | Kakuda![]() Akamine ![]() Tamura ![]() Watanabe ![]() |
Summary | Fujita![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,359 Referee: ![]() |
May 29, 2013 9 | Urawa Reds | 1 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama |
19:34 | Abe![]() |
Summary | Kamata![]() Ota ![]() |
Stadium: Saitama Stadium Attendance: 24,184 Referee: ![]() |
May 6, 2013 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 – 2 | Vegalta Sendai | Toyota |
19:03 | Summary | Kakuda![]() Yanagisawa ![]() Tomita ![]() Nakahara ![]() |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 12,075 Referee: ![]() |
May 11, 2013 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | Omiya Ardija | Sendai |
14,327 | Akamine![]() Kakuda ![]() Kamata ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Summary | Novaković![]() Kanazawa ![]() Ljubijankić ![]() Aoki ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,327 Referee: ![]() |
May 18, 2013 12 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Yokohama |
23,083 | Hyodo![]() Kobayashi ![]() Dutra ![]() |
Summary | Kakuda![]() Tamura ![]() |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 23,083 Referee: ![]() |
May 25, 2013 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka |
14:04 | Kawai![]() Yoshida ![]() Senuma ![]() Takagi ![]() |
Summary | Watanabe![]() Makoto Kakuda ![]() |
Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira Attendance: 12,642 Referee: ![]() |
July 6, 2013 14 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 0 | Shonan Bellmare | Sendai |
19:03 | Tomita![]() |
Summary | Otsuki![]() Han ![]() Kamata ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,470 Referee: ![]() |
July 10, 2013 15 | Oita Trinita | 0 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Ōita |
19:05 | Matsuda![]() Choi ![]() Daiki ![]() |
Summary | Sugai![]() Muto ![]() |
Stadium: Ōita Bank Dome Attendance: 7,067 Referee: ![]() |
July 13, 2013 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Júbilo Iwata | Sendai |
19:04 | Kakuda![]() |
Summary | Maeda![]() Komano ![]() Kawaguchi ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,318 Referee: ![]() |
July 17, 2013 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sendai |
19:04 | Kamata![]() Kakuda ![]() |
Summary | Ishihara![]() ![]() Sato ![]() Mizumoto ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: ![]() |
July 31, 2013 18 | Ventforet Kofu | 0 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kōfu |
8,773 | Fukuda![]() Aoyama ![]() |
Summary | Wilson![]() Kamata ![]() Hachisuka ![]() |
Stadium: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium Attendance: 8,773 Referee: ![]() |
August 3, 2013 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | Sendai |
19:04 | Wilson![]() Ota ![]() Matsushita ![]() Muto ![]() |
Summary | Renato![]() Ōkubo ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 14,365 Referee: ![]() |
August 10, 2013 20 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | Kashima Antlers | Sendai |
19:04 | Yanagisawa![]() Heberty ![]() |
Summary | Nishi![]() Nakamura ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,892 Referee: ![]() |
August 17, 2013 21 | Kashiwa Reysol | 0 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Kashiwa |
19:03 | Fujita![]() Kudo ![]() |
Summary | Heberty![]() |
Stadium: Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium Attendance: 11,838 Referee: ![]() |
August 24, 2013 22 | Sagan Tosu | 1 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Tosu |
19:04 | Mizunuma![]() Nilson ![]() |
Summary | Kamata![]() |
Stadium: Best Amenity Stadium Attendance: 9,266 Referee: ![]() |
August 28, 2013 23 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 | Cerezo Osaka | Sendai |
19:04 | Ryang![]() |
Summary | Ogihara![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 15,101 Referee: ![]() |
August 31, 2013 24 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 – 2 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiratsuka |
19:04 | Shimamura![]() Wellington ![]() Ono ![]() Nagaki ![]() Stevo ![]() |
Summary | Wilson![]() |
Stadium: Shonan BMW Stadium Attendance: 11,188 Referee: ![]() |
September 14, 2013 25 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 – 0 | Oita Trinita | Sendai |
19:04 | Kakuda![]() Ryang ![]() Yanagisawa ![]() Ishikawa ![]() Wilson ![]() |
Summary | Tokita![]() Matsubara ![]() Sakata ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 13,411 Referee: ![]() |
September 21, 2013 26 | Omiya Ardija | 0 – 2 | Vegalta Sendai | Saitama |
16:04 | Wada![]() |
Summary | Ishikawa![]() Ryang ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: NACK5 Stadium Omiya Attendance: 11,185 Referee: ![]() |
September 28, 2013 27 | Vegalta Sendai | 0 – 0 | Yokohama F. Marinos | Sendai |
13:04 | Summary | Tomisawa![]() Hanato ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,849 Referee: ![]() |
October 5, 2013 28 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Iwata |
15:04 | Abe![]() Maeda ![]() Carlinhos ![]() |
Summary | Sugai![]() Kamata ![]() |
Stadium: Yamaha Stadium Attendance: 8,218 Referee: ![]() |
October 19, 2013 29 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 1 | Nagoya Grampus | Sendai |
14:04 | Wilson![]() ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Tamada![]() Isomura ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 15,178 Referee: ![]() |
October 26, 2013 30 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Hiroshima |
16:04 | Ishihara![]() |
Summary | Matsushita![]() |
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 17,184 Referee: ![]() |
November 10, 2013 31 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 – 3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | Sendai |
19:05 | Wilson![]() Watanabe ![]() Akamine ![]() ![]() Ishikawa ![]() |
Summary | Umesaki![]() Makino ![]() Koroki ![]() Koroki ![]() |
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 17,183 Referee: ![]() |
November 23, 2013 32 | Albirex Niigata | 0 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Niigata |
17:04 | Okamoto![]() |
Summary | Stadium: Tohoku Electric Power Big Swan Stadium Attendance: 32,425 Referee: ![]() |
November 30, 2013 33 | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 2 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Sendai |
17:04 | Hachisuka![]() Wilson ![]() |
Summary | Ito![]() Radoncic ![]() Sugiyama ![]() Omae ![]() Kushibiki ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Attendance: 17,394 Referee: ![]() |
December 7, 2013 34 | FC Tokyo | 2 – 0 | Vegalta Sendai | Chofu |
15:33 | Vucicevic![]() Lucas ![]() Takahashi ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Watanabe![]() Ryang ![]() |
Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 27,583 Referee: ![]() |
J.League Cup
Quarterfinal
June 23, 2013 First Leg | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Kawasaki |
18:00 JST | Kobayashi![]() Tanaka ![]() Renato ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Sugai![]() Hachisuka ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Attendance: 10,711 Referee: ![]() |
June 30, 2013 Second Leg | Vegalta Sendai | 2 – 3 (3-5 agg.) | Kawasaki Frontale | Sendai |
18:04 JST | Wilson![]() |
Summary | Kengo Nakamura![]() Moriya ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Attendance: 11,176 Referee: ![]() |
Emperor's Cup
September 7, 2013 Second Round | Vegalta Sendai | 3 – 0 | Blaublitz Akita | Sendai |
15:00 | Sasaki![]() Akamine ![]() Matsushita ![]() |
Summary | Kumabayashi![]() Shinzato ![]() Handa ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Attendance: 3,377 Referee: ![]() |
October 13, 2013 Third Round | Vegalta Sendai | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Mito HollyHock | Sendai |
13:00 | Akamine![]() ![]() |
Summary | Hosokawa![]() ![]() Suzuki ![]() |
Stadium: Yurtec Attendance: 6,053 Referee: ![]() |
Penalties | ||||
November 16, 2013 Fourth Round | Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 1 | Vegalta Sendai | Shizuoka |
13:00 | Kawai![]() |
Summary | Ryang![]() |
Stadium: IAI Stadium |
Quarterfinal
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |